Author: Andrew Careaga

Missouri S&T leaders are looking for your input on how to reduce costs as they develop budget-reduction scenarios for the coming fiscal year and beyond. Please email your ideas to budgetsuggestions@mst.edu.

With bitter temperatures expected overnight Monday, Jan. 15, through Tuesday, Jan. 16, and sub-zero wind chills in the morning Tuesday, all students, faculty and staff should take every precaution when traveling or going out in the cold. We’ve posted several winter weather tips to help you stay safe during winter conditions.

Missouri S&T plans to hold classes and be open for regular operations on Tuesday, which is the opening day of the semester. Officials are monitoring weather conditions and if conditions warrant a campus closure, all students and employees will be notified via text and email alerts, and information will be posted on the S&T Alert […]

The Monday, Jan. 15, scheduled viewing of the Orion Nebula at the S&T Observatory has been cancelled. The event was scheduled to begin at 11 p.m. Future S&T Observatory events are scheduled for Monday, Feb. 19; Thursday, March 22; Monday, April 9, Monday, April 23; and Wednesday, May 9. Read more.

As previously announced, many buildings on campus will be without power on Wednesday, Dec. 20. Due to safety concerns, no employee or student should be in any building that is without power during the scheduled outage. Faculty and staff affected by the outage have alternate work arrangements and opportunities available. Interim Chancellor Chris Maples has authorized the following alternative work arrangements for Dec. 20. Employees must receive supervisor approval for any of these alternative work arrangements, including training and volunteer opportunities. The following options are available to all employees.

Cuba Plain, assistant vice president for budget planning and development at the University of Missouri System, has been named interim vice chancellor for finance and operations at Missouri S&T. She succeeds Walt Branson, vice chancellor for finance and operations since August 2013, who will become vice president for finance and operations and chief business officer […]

Walter J. Branson, vice chancellor for finance and operations at Missouri S&T since August 2013, has accepted a position at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. He will become Wright State’s vice president for finance and operations and chief business officer. Dr. Cheryl B. Schrader, president of Wright State University who previously served as chancellor […]

Missouri S&T will be well-represented at Maker Faire Kansas City this weekend, with students, faculty, staff and Joe Miner taking part in the event. Dubbed “the greatest show and tell on earth,” Maker Faire Kansas City is a family friendly showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness where engineers and artists, scientists and crafters get together to share their hobbies, experiments and projects. Missouri S&T is a sponsor of the event. Students involved in the S&T Makerspace project in the Interdisciplinary Engineering Building and members of the world champion Mars Rover Design Team will be on hand at the S&T booth, along with other students, faculty, staff, administrators, alumni and volunteers.

Monday’s edition of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch includes two stories about Missouri S&T: A front-page article about our economic impact and value to the state and a story about the campus gender gap, which is similar to other STEM-focused universities.

Dr. Tim Philpot, associate professor of structural engineering in the civil, architectural and environmental engineering department, died Wednesday (Jan. 25, 2017). No immediate memorial service is planned. The family plans to hold a celebration of his life at a later date.